Quilled Birthday Card

   My Grandmother's birthday was coming up and since I find shopping for the perfect gift terribly difficult (and expensive), my default plan is to hand make something. Plus, hand made stuff always seems to make a better impression, especially on older people. ;)

   Supplies:

 - Thick, sturdy, piece of white paper

 - Blue construction paper

 - Green construction paper

 - Ruler

 - Pencil

 - Glue (doesn't really matter what kind, I use Elmer's)

 - Scissors

Stuff ya need.

Old Dress to Cute Skirt

   I found this dress amongst my mom's pile of clothing that used to be popular in the '80s. The material was perfect and the print was fashionable but the style... did people seriously wear that kind of thing? So I decided it needed a refashion.

Is that a bib sewn into the dress?

Too Big Shirt to a Drawstring Backpack

   So I have this shirt which I love. The problem is, it's several times larger than me. Thus, it has sat forlornly in the back of my drawer for several years. Every once in a while, I would pull it out and try it on hoping that maybe it would fit. It never did.

   Well one day, while scrolling through Pinterest, I came across this awesome tutorial which shows you how to turn a shirt into drawstring backpack. Of course, I immediately thought of my too big shirt. It turned out marvelously.

   I now have a new drawstring backpack.

~Gloria